Pugh v Grabb

ATP Tour career

Jim PughUnited States180 games · 1986–1995Most titles Jim GrabbUnited States378 games · 1985–1997Most acesMost first-serve points won %

Lineball analyst5–10

Jim Grabb takes it, 10–5 on categories

Grabb wins on first-serve points won %. Pugh’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Pugh 180 matches, Grabb 378 matches.

Pugh has 1 title (one every 33.3 matches) to Grabb’s 2 titles (one every 50 matches).
Grabb averages 6.2 aces a match to Pugh’s 4 (55% more).
Grabb has the better first-serve points won %: 72.3 to Pugh’s 65.8.
Longevity: Grabb has 378 matches across 13 seasons, Pugh 180 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, aces, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.01 total · best 1Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
62.3First serve in %65.8
65.8First-serve points won %72.3
54.4Break points saved %58.9
36.3Return points won %35.7
448 total · best 9Acesper game6.21,226 total · best 26

Head to head

35 matches
since 19862

Hard · 3 matchesPugh 2Grabb 1
Clay · 1 matchPugh 1Grabb 0
Carpet · 1 matchPugh 0Grabb 1

Last meetings

31 July 1989 · Stratton Mountain · Semifinal · HardPugh won 6-2 6-4
9 May 1988 · Rome · Round of 32 · ClayPugh won 6-1 4-6 6-4
4 Jan 1988 · Auckland · Quarterfinal · HardPugh won 6-3 2-6 8-6
5 Oct 1987 · Scottsdale · Round of 32 · HardGrabb won 6-0 5-7 6-4
22 Sept 1986 · San Francisco · Round of 32 · CarpetGrabb won 6-1 6-4

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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